Atlantic Highlands

Atlantic Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was incorporated on 28 February 1887 from portions of Middletown Township, having been first settled by the English in 1667 after thousands of years of Lenape settlement. The first Assembly of New Jersey was held in Atlantic Highlands that same year, and many Victorian homes were built in the late 1800s, replacing the farmlands of Atlantic Highlands. From the 1880s through 1900, major construction occurred, and the borough would become a haven for bootleggers during Prohibition in the early 20th century. From 1938 to 1940, its municipal harbor was built, and it became the largest on the East Coast, serving as home to 715 craft (including high-speed ferry service to New York City, which was introduced in 1986). In 1966, the Central Railroad of New Jersey was destroyed by fire, and its rail route was replaced by the Henry Hudson Trail. In 2016, Atlantic Highlands had a population of 4,295 people.